Let's talk about medicines.

I read an article today at the doctor's office about autoimmune disorders and the current treatments. one of the treatments they said is the use of corticosteroids. I know someone who had corticosteroid treatment and he had to get his hip replaced because of it. So many drugs have such awful side effects it makes me wonder why they bother recommending them. Of course everyone might not have issues with certain side effects, but still. I know I took a diabetes med that gave me recurring skin infections ending with a necrotizing skin infection. (Which was listed as one of the possible side effects.) I'm only urging people to please be careful about the medical therapies they choose. Anyone else have any experiences they'd like to share?

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Londonn · 36-40, M

it is a chemical thing, unknown to your body, your body reacts it, in an unusual way, it is tested on zillions of people and only when the side effects are negligible it is approved. every chemical reaction has impurities and side products which generally cause the side effects in the first place, and it is really hard to make a chemical reaction 100% pure, generally almost only the first license holder company can do that, so I generally try to use a medicine from the inventer company. I don't think that person had his hip replaced because of a medicine side effect there must be some other reason. sorry about your skin condition but I'm sure you wouldn't like the diabetes' side effects either. My daughter is getting probioitcs at the moment which gives rash her, and also she has to get allergy pill to compensate the side effects of it. but it's all fine, probiotics is more important now than her rash.